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The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee held a roundtable on July 21, 2026 to discuss marine safety programs. Watch a replay of the roundtable below or HERE. The panel comprised...Read More

Historic WWII submarine to undergo critical restoration for the first time in decades During early June 2026, the USS Silversides Submarine Museum announced the launch of a major dry dock preservation project for the USS Silversides (SS-236), one of the...Read More

Above:  The Chance LR30 returning from backscatter studies conducted with USF COMIT, where the vessel was outfitted with both a fisheries sonar and a bathymetric mapping sonar.  (Photo Credit:  Chance Maritime Technologies)   NOAA has purchased uncrewed marine systems to...Read More

The USS Texas (BB-35), today known as “Battleship Texas,” is the world’s last surviving dreadnought battleship and the only U.S. naval ship to serve in both World Wars. Currently, the 112-year-old historic vessel is undergoing a massive multi-million-dollar hull restoration...Read More

Pictured above:  Charleston’s waterfront now has a new, state-of-the-art floating pier. The new pier and facility will provide essential support to NOAA Ship Nancy Foster, NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown, (also pictured above top and bottom right, respectively) and NOAA Corps...Read More

Senior maritime officials from 13 Caribbean Member States met in Georgetown, Guyana during late June 2026 for the Fifth Regional Meeting of Directors and Heads of Maritime Administrations (DIHMAR 5), reinforcing regional cooperation and advancing shared maritime priorities.  The meeting...Read More

Effective July 30, 2026, a new final U.S. Coast Guard rule revises marine casualty reporting criteria for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) activities to focus on characteristics of the involved entity rather than location of the casualty. It will also raise...Read More

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will begin evaluating the potential for offshore launch and recovery infrastructure to expand America’s space capacity, enhance national security, and support long-term economic growth. Supporting the federal government’s goals to strengthen U.S. space leadership,...Read More

In honor of America’s 250th anniversary, the U.S. Navy and the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) have published a 300-page keepsake book that presents a unique view of American naval history through the artifacts, artwork, and submerged cultural sites...Read More